CHAIR —I welcome the participants and declare open this
public seminar of the Senate Select Committee on Community Standards
Relevant to the Supply of Services Utilising Electronic Technologies.
Today's seminar in Canberra is held as part of the committee's inquiry into
the portrayal of violence in the electronic media. You have been invited to
come

Senator BOURNE —Yes. ACTING CHAIR —With the agreement of the committee, it is so
ordered. I welcome the witnesses from the authority, and we will be coming
to them shortly but, before we do, I will ask Senator McGauran to make his
presentation. Senator BOURNE —Sorry, Mr Acting Chairman, but could I just

ACTING CHAIR —Welcome, Senator. Senator McGAURAN —Thank you very much. I am appearing as a
private witness and this allows me to get around the standing orders as
they are. I will be as succinct as possible, and I hope that leaves you
enough to work on afterwards. I have to come before

ACTING CHAIR —I welcome the witnesses from the ABA. As public
officials you will be not asked to comment on reasons for certain policy
decisions or the advice you may have tendered in the formulation of policy
or to express a personal opinion on a matter of policy. The committee has
two documents before

CHAIR —I welcome the representatives from the Office of Film and
Literature Classification. As public officials you will not be asked to
comment on the reasons for certain policy decisions, the advice you may
have tendered in the formulation of policy or to express a personal opinion
on matters of policy. I thank you

MELVILLE Mr Barry Lloyd, Research and Policy Adviser, Communications
Law Centre, White House, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South
Wales 2052 MILLS Ms Helen Margaret, Director, Communications Law Centre, White
House, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales

CHAIR —Welcome. The committee has been provided with copies of
the submissions from the Communications Law Centre on the draft CAST and
FANSS codes of practice. Is it the wish of the committee that the documents
be incorporated in a supplementary volume to Hansard compiled by the
secretariat? There being no objection, it is